After Effects CC Building on the Fundamentals
Looking to go beyond the basics in After Effects? This course presents advanced features in After Effects CC, including creating 3D objects, 2D and 3D motion tracking, uses of paint tools, and making fun animations with the Particle World effect.
What you'll learn
Do you have some basic knowledge about working in After Effects and want to ramp up your skills? In this course, After Effects CC Building on the Fundamentals, you'll learn how to create exceptional visual effects, extraordinary motion graphics, and exciting animated text. First, you'll explore advanced features, including using 3D tracking to add objects, lights, and shadows in 3D space, creating 3D text and shapes, and making animations with the Particle World video effect. Next, you'll cover how to use masks, track mattes, stencils, and silhouettes to highlight or conceal portions of a video clip. Additionally, you'll learn how to use effects and blending modes to further enhance the masked areas. Finally, you'll discover how to control time by creating slow-motion, fast motion, reverse motion, and freeze frames. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the necessary knowledge to utilize a variety of skills and techniques in After Effects CC. Software required: After Effects CC.
Table of contents
- Setting up a Paint Workspace 6m
- Working with the Brush Tool 8m
- Using the Eraser Tool 7m
- Creating Animated Paint Strokes with the Write-on Effect 10m
- Using the Clone Stamp Tool 11m
- Creating Mattes with the Roto Brush Tool 9m
- Using the Refine Edge Tool on Mattes 7m
- Animating Objects and Characters with Puppet Tools 11m
- Tracking Objects in Motion 9m
- Attaching Objects and Layers to Tracked Motion 9m
- Applying Effects to Tracked Motion 10m
- Working with Corner Pins 6m
- Tracking Faces and Facial Elements (Eyes, Mouth, Nose) 9m
- Stabilizing Shaky Camera Shots with the Tracker 10m
- Stabilizing Shaky Footage with the Warp Stabilizer 9m
About the author
Jeff Sengstack is a video and audio producer. He is an Adobe certified expert in After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop. He also works with Adobe Audition, Encore, and SpeedGrade. He taught digital media and HTML courses in a community college computer studies department. He is a former TV news reporter and radio station disk jockey. He is an author with O'Reilly Media and lynda.com and has written six how-to books on digital media topics including books on Premiere Pro and Encore for Adobe ... more